64th Annual PCSS Conference

The Pennsylvania Social Studies Statewide Conference is next week, October 19-21, 2017. We are at the Red Lion Hotel Harrisburg East, 4751 Lindle Road. Harrisburg, PA 17111 right off the turnpike outside Harrisburg.

Our programming starts with the PCSS Awards Ceremony on Thursday, October 19th at 7:00 PM. Educators and our partners from across the state will be honored.

Then the following day, Friday, October 20th from 8 am to 4 pm we will have a series of workshops on many topics of interest, ranging from youth courts to women's history, from teaching methods to research results.

There is a dinner Friday night and a Board meeting Saturday. Here is more detail about the program:
64th Annual Pennsylvania Council for the Social Studies Conference

Social Studies: More Important than Ever

Social studies education provides the essential foundation for students to be citizens in a complicated and ever-changing world. Students need to be prepared to participate effectively in their communities as well as at the state, national, and international levels. It is clear that K-12 students must be taught the essential skills, understandings, and dispositions in our schools. Please join the 64th annual Pennsylvania Council for the Social Studiesconferenceto learn how social studies educators from across the state and region are engaging is this important work.